Richard Adams, the author of, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, snitter and rowf. After being horribly mistreated at a government animal research ...Richard Adams, the author of, creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, snitter and rowf. After being horribly mistreated at a government animal research facility, snitter and rowf escape into the isolation, and terror, of the wilderness.